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August 2021

August 08, 2021

Of Delta, Vaccine Conspiracy Theories, Francis and the Leper

The Friendship Room is putting the plexiglass back on their porch. I don't think the...

August 03, 2021

The Other Shore of the Ohio

I drove to Wellsburg, in search of a family I knew wasn't there. I...

July 2021

July 30, 2021

We Are Allowed to be Happy

I needed another get-out-of-Dodge day, to make up for my terrifying get-out-of-Dodge day yesterday....

July 29, 2021

A Late Summer Adventure

I needed an adventure, and I got one today. After the neighbor's frightening tantrum...

July 27, 2021

I Want To Move Back to Columbus

I want to move back to Columbus. I could not afford to move back...

July 21, 2021

Even on the Banks of the Ohio

I went to a Divine Liturgy. This was my first Eastern liturgy since Forgiveness Sunday...

July 14, 2021

Driving Miss Rosie

I took the Neighborhood Trolley to the doctor today-- thanks to all my readers...

July 06, 2021

A Day Out

We went to Pittsburgh this weekend. I'm not quite an accomplished enough driver to find...

July 02, 2021

The Noisy Time of Year

It's been awfully noisy around here. The annual two weeks of backyard fireworks have started...

June 2021

June 19, 2021

Being Human is Enough for Now

Home isn't a pleasant place this summer. The menacing neighbor has workmen over...

June 13, 2021

To Reach for the Font

I wish I had a brave person to show you, but I don't. There's...

June 05, 2021

The Only Cure for LaBelle

I wish I could tell you everything that goes on in Rosie's dollhouse world. She...

June 03, 2021

On the Side of the Angels

The menacing neighbor woke me up just before dawn. I heard the jangling of...

May 2021

May 24, 2021

If They Don’t Come Back to Mass…

It has been about fifteen months since the first COVID-19 death in America. About fourteen...

May 18, 2021

The Beautiful and the Pleasant

It was one of those days where I just want to disappear. I wished...

May 11, 2021

When We Fail Our Children

I used to mentor a child, through a program in the town I grew...

May 04, 2021

An Appalachian Angelus

Rosie came with me to run errands. We run errands in a car now....

April 2021

April 22, 2021

The Homeless Are Not Responsible For The Environment

Here's an earth day post, for you. The other day I saw the beautiful...

April 21, 2021

On the Police Shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant

I watched the video of the police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant. I didn't really...

April 20, 2021

The Chauvin Verdict is Just, but it Isn’t Justice

I heard the verdict on the radio this afternoon. Derek Chauvin, the police officer who...

April 20, 2021

America is Guilty as Sin

There's been so much horror going on in my hometown lately that I haven't had time...

March 2021

March 20, 2021

The Appalachian Purgatorio

Friday was Saint Joseph's Day, so I prayed to him as I walked downtown to...

March 17, 2021

Yes, Robert Aaron Long’s Rampage Was Racially Motivated

There has been another horrendous mass shooting. This one happened last night, in and around...

March 05, 2021

Hypocrisy, Dr. Seuss, and the Red Herring of Cancel Culture

In case you've been living under a rock for the past few days, perhaps...

February 2021

February 26, 2021

A Golden Calf? Or Another Idol?

Everybody's talking about the Golden Calf today. This all started because, for some reason,...

February 22, 2021

The Preppers, the Can Opener, and the Plight of the Homeless

I've just discovered a whole catalog of things that will be great for helping the...

February 18, 2021

A Word on the Crisis in Texas

I want to talk about what's going on in Texas. Well, two days ago...

February 12, 2021

On the Homeless Woman Arrested for Sheltering Her Children

I just read the news about the case of Shania Bell, who lost custody of...

February 11, 2021

Trump Only Did What Narcissists Do

Let me try to explain something you might not know: narcissists love inciting gullible people...

February 10, 2021

As I Watch the Footage of the Capitol Insurrection

Imagine a B horror movie-- the most formulaic of B horror movies, the kind...